Diving
Discover the Best
Diving In Roatan
Spectacular barrier reef diving, just minutes away.
2nd largest barrier reef in the world
30+
Dive Sites
30+Dive Sites
5 star padi certified dive RESORT
1400+ species of coral and fish
Step outside & into an unforgettable adventure
Whether you’re a seasoned diver or a beginner, you can experience the world’s 2nd largest barrier reef at The Resort at Marble Hill.
The Mesoamerican Reef sits minutes away from our secluded beach, offering crystal clear waters, warm temperatures, and hundreds of species of marine life all year long. The reef’s terraced shelving creates a huge variety of coral formations, swim-through canyons, and caves.
30+ Dive Sites
Located on Roatan’s northeast end, The Resort at Marble Hill is minutes away from some of the world’s best barrier reef dive sites. Choose from more than 30 dive sites and explore an unforgettable underwater world.
A few of our favorite sites are…
DOLPHIN’S DEN
Explore an underwater cave teeming with marine life. Light streams in from openings to the surface, illuminating a dolphin skeleton, schools of fish, King crabs, Moray eels, jellyfish, and more. A torch is essential for this dive.
Depth: The majority of the dive is spent at 20-40 feet. Maximum depth of 55 feet.
McNab's Pinnacles
Navigate striking underwater canyons and large coral boulders at this site, which offers excellent visibility and dive conditions year round. See turtles, spotted drums, spotted garden eels, toadfish, and more.
Depth: The reef has a plateau at 15 feet then drops down a wall to a sandy bottom. Maximum depth of 60 feet.
The Mongoose
One of our most popular dives. Adventure through an open cavern with a fringing reef near the surface. Swim from one end of the cavern to another and look for lobsters, barracuda, parrotfish, snappers, Moray eels, and more.
Depth: The majority of the cavern is 40-60 feet. Maximum depth of 80 feet.
Gretchen’s Shell
Dive into an underwater reef canyon near the Roatan’s east end. Marine life sightings are different every time, and can include turtles, barracuda, trunkfish, puffer fish, spotted eagle rays, and more.
Depth: Typical maximum depth of 60 feet, though depths of 100 feet can be reached.
Morat Wall
The most dramatic wall dive in Roatan. Experience pristine coral reefs, huge numbers of fish, and rare marine species at this unforgettable dive site. The boat journey to the site takes you through a beautiful mangrove cut.
Depth: Typical maximum depth of 60 feet, though depths of 100 feet can be reached.
+ 25 More dive sites
Dive Packages
All of our dive trips include a PADI divemaster guide, tanks, weights, weight belts, and transport to and from dive sites. We strive to maintain a 5:1 diver to divemaster ratio for all trips.
EXCLUSIVE OFFER FOR RESORT GUESTS
All Inclusive Daily Dive Package
ABOVE WATER:
- Luxury suite accommodations
- Daily All-American breakfast, lunch, & dinner
UNDER WATER:
- Two dives per day (single tank)
- Air tanks, weight belts, and weights
- Daily use of snorkel gear
- Access to kayaks and paddle boards
Individual Packages
Don’t want to dive every day? Our individual dive packages let you explore the reef without the extra frills. Choose from 1 – 12 single tank guided dives, also available for adult visitors not staying at the Resort.
Get Scuba Certified or Expand Your Diving Skill Set
Learn to Dive Courses
Discover Scuba
PADI® Referral allows you to complete most of your scuba training at home and then finish your certification dives anywhere in the world. This means you can support your local dive shop and avoid studying during your vacation at the same time. You’ll complete all of the classroom theory in advance, and while you are on holiday, you get to enjoy the fun part underwater!
Duration: 1 day
Dives Included: 1
Open Water Diver (full course)
PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 4-5 days
Open Water Diver (Referral)
PADI® Referral allows you to complete most of your scuba training at home and then finish your certification dives anywhere in the world. This means you can support your local dive shop and avoid studying during your vacation at the same time. You’ll complete all of the classroom theory in advance, and while you are on holiday, you get to enjoy the fun part underwater!
Duration: 2 days
Dives Included: 4
Advanced Courses
Advanced Open Water
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You’ll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it’s like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications. This is a 2-day course consisting of 5 dives; 2 core dives and 3 elective dives. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 2 days
Dives Included: 5
Rescue Diver
The PADI® Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way! Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence, and have serious fun along the way. This is a three-day course with water exercises and self-study. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 3 days
Dives Included: ALL
Specialty Courses
Deep Diver
During the PADI® Deep Diver course, you’ll learn how to plan deep dives, manage your gas supply and how to identify and manage narcosis.
You’ll learn about buddy contact procedures, safety considerations and buoyancy control at depth. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 2 days
Dives Included: 3
*1 dive will have been completed during ADV
PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY
Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. You can achieve this, too. This course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 1 day
Dives Included: 2
Project Aware
The Project AWARE Specialty course is an introduction to the global AWARE movement for ocean protection. It focuses and expands on the 10 Tips for Divers to Protect the Ocean Planet. Through interactive discussions, you’ll learn how you can make a difference for ocean protection every time you dive or travel. A dry, ‘fins off’ course, this specialty is ideal for divers and nondivers alike to gain insight into how decisions above and below the surface impact our water planet. Includes eLearning.
Duration: 1 day
Dives Included: 0
All PADI courses include:
Padi instructor
Padi manual & Certification
Full Dive Equipment
Transportation
5 Star PADI Dive Resort
The PADI dive shop at Marble Hill is stocked with dive equipment for rent. Private boats are readily available for expedition dives, so you can get the equipment and transportation you need right at the resort — without the hassle of public shops.
Daily equipment rentals:
- Full Equipment
- Regulator
- BCD
- Wetsuit
- Fins
- Dive Computer
- Night Dive Torches
- Snorkel Kit